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<a href="http://www.washingtonsquarenews.com/getstory.php?id=20002529">Seventeen Magazine made me look superficial</a> Do female teen magazines provide a crass commercial role model for young women? Who says that Mefi doesn't try to get in touch with its feminine side. (found from obscurestore.com)post:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047Sun, 24 Feb 2002 08:17:05 -0800AsiaInsiderseventeenmagazineteensfemalessexistsuperficialbrokenlinkBy: machaushttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231500
I'd tend to say that Seventeen hasn't kept pace with the advancing sophistication (or at least the vanishing idyllic glee of childhood) of today's teen women. They appear to still be trapped in the eighties. I think it's a bad editor in chief rather than a master plan to subjugate teens with mindless mall rat drivel.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231500Sun, 24 Feb 2002 08:50:23 -0800machausBy: clavdivshttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231501
my fav qoute."I stopped reading at 15"comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231501Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:06:52 -0800clavdivsBy: bingohttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231505
I always thought that girls looked superficial just by carrying around a copy of Seventeen.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231505Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:15:22 -0800bingoBy: Voyagemanhttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231513
Seventeen targets the "aspirational" demographic : those 11-14 year olds who want to be 17. As they turn 15 they want to be 21, turn 21, want to be 30, turn 30, want to be 40, turn 40 and want to be 17 again.
While we are on the general teen girl topic - todays NY Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/magazine/24GIRLS.html">cover story </a>is a must read (reg req)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231513Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:29:53 -0800VoyagemanBy: malphigianhttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231515
<i>I'd tend to say that Seventeen hasn't kept pace ...</i>
Seventeen IS a magazine for 13 year olds, or (brace yourselves for incoming marketingspeak horror) "the tween market". Seventeen is completely on top of their demographic, and they know quite well thats its young teens and pre-teens, heavy crossover (at least a year ago) with boy-band and britney fans.
(I had the misfortune of reading a lot of relevant market research on this last year).
Sucks for this NYU student, but if seventeen spent time promoting an image of well rounded, healthy, intelligent women, they'd lose their market share as fast as Maxim would if it did the same.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231515Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:32:48 -0800malphigianBy: AsiaInsiderhttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231520
It gets even scarier than the NY Times story <a target='_self' href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55070-2002Feb22.html">alphagirls and power </a>
its tough being a kid these days.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231520Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:52:18 -0800AsiaInsiderBy: victorshttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231522
we aren't seriously supposed to feel <i>sorry</i> for this Hessel woman, are we?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231522Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:55:51 -0800victorsBy: RavinDavehttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231541
Is it just my imagination, or does virtually *every* magazine aimed toward a female audience have an "astrology" column? What's that say about us?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231541Sun, 24 Feb 2002 10:41:34 -0800RavinDaveBy: quonsarhttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231549
well i dunno, RavinDave. what's your sign?comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231549Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:42:49 -0800quonsarBy: fujikosmurfhttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#231659
Superficial? It's <i>Seventeen</i>! What did she expect?
The NYTimes article is right on target, though. I've seen few things more backhandedly cruel than teenage girls.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-231659Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:56:06 -0800fujikosmurfBy: mcgrawhttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#232351
Voyageman, thanks for the link. I think it's worth reposting that NYTimes to the Mefi main page.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-232351Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:31:48 -0800mcgrawBy: bittennailshttp://www.metafilter.com/15047/Seventeen-Magazine-made-me-look-superficial#232389
Well, there is a counterpart in the masculine world...Alpha Males...lest we forget.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.15047-232389Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:10:01 -0800bittennails